| Acronym | Meaning |
| IRLG | Interagency Regulatory Liaison Group |
| VRE | Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci |
| OBK3 | Third-order Oppenheimer-Brinkman-Kramers |
| TRIUMF | Tri-University Meson Facility |
| ISE | Ion Selective Electrode |
| ADA | American Diabetes Association |
| DMA | Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (for Elastomers) |
| GFC | Gel Filtration Chromatography |
| CNDO/2-FA | Complete Neglect Of Differential Overlap First Approxn. |
| RTCVD | Rapid Thermal Chem. Vapor Deposition |